Flickr user José put together this good-looking Linux Mint desktop with media controls on the desktop, a simple launcher at the bottom, and plenty of room to work. Here's how he set it all up.

José explains (in Spanish, on his Flickr page) how he thought about a number of distros, but settled on Mint, with Cinnamon, for his Toshiba Satellite now that XP is dead and it's time to move on. He tweaked for a while, and settled on this design. Here's what you'll need if you want the same setup:

It may look like a lot, but it's really just a few components and specific tweaks for those components. We might shrink down Coverglobus a little, but we know that José's Satellite has a small screen, so he wants to see what's playing clearly. If you like what you see, or have any questions, make sure to head over to his Flickr page, linked below, to let him know you love his work!